Patchy distribution of phytoplankton in a highly stratified Estuary (the Zrmanja Estuary, October 1998)

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 58, Issue , 1999, Pages 105-125

  Viličić, Damir ^a   Orlić, Mirko ^a   Burić, Zrinka ^a   Carić, Marina ^b   Jasprica, Nenad ^b   Kršinić, Frano ^b   Smirčić, Ante ^c   Gržetić, Zvonko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^c Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Estuary; Halocline; Microzooplankton; Nutrients; Phytoplankton; River discharge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009886108     PISSN: 03650588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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